Texas Children's Houston Open

Memorial Park Golf Course



The Loop

Tips on playing a course for the first time

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Safe to say I've never seen anything like this resort. It's best described as a significant slice of the Strip of Vegas, toss in some steroids of style, A-list celebrities, sea creatures and sandy beaches. I was in town for less than 24 hours, shooting a segment for NBC's Global Golf Adventure, which meant I wasn't able to experience all Paradise has to offer. My minor contributions to this show, produced and hosted by golf commentator Mark Rolfing, were tips on playing a course for the first time.

Tune in tomorrow (Saturday, May 14) at 1:30 p.m. EST on NBC to watch me prepare for a round at the Ocean Club, designed by Dick Wilson in 1961, redesigned by Tom Weiskopf in 2000:

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--Matty G.